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Scientists are currently writing their code in C++ in many cases. If you have needs that require the performance benefits of C++, why not do it in a language th
by ironmagma 6y ago
Scientists are currently writing their code in C++ in many cases. If you have needs that require the performance benefits of C++, why not do it in a language that has a cohesive design (and is actually intuitive) instead of learning the pile of layers of decades-old debt that is C++?
- gnusty_gnurc 6y agoI question if scientists ever should have to tackle the ins and outs of software architecture and performance optimization. Never mind the daunting task of running software. I don’t really see Rust being altogether different to someone outside the software industry. It’s yet another complex knowledge domain that can be abused and intractable like any other.
- ironmagma 6y agoI suspect the lines are not as cleanly drawn as anyone would like them to be, no more making programming unnecessary for scientists than they make cooking unnecessary for <insert non-chef profession here>.